DARDEN SMITH

Marathon

2010-09-17

I think I've found the godfather of local artist Drew Nelson. Veteran singer-songwriter sings thoughtful, contemplative numbers that hang together thematically - and while Drew helps us understand our own backyards here in Michigan, Smith describes the broad and sometimes desolate expanse of West Texas ("75 Miles of Nothing" is an apt thesis statement). He's performed this entire set on stage with a band and an orchestra, as if it were a long symphony movement. "Sierra Diablo,""Bull by the Horns,""Don't It Go to Show" and "Over My Beating Heart" are the most immediately approachable songs, the easiest to pull out of the intended start-to-finish opus. 09/10 MJVD F-Americana (Texas)

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 05/2009

    JEN SYGIT
    So Long Pollyanna

  • reviewed 04/2006

    Darlo Anger's Republic of Strings
    Generation Nation

  • reviewed 04/2007

    RICHARD SCHINDELL
    SOUTH OF DELIA

  • reviewed 08/2007

    FIONN REGAN
    The End Of History

  • reviewed 01/2010

    ALEXIS HARTE
    Big Red Sun

  • reviewed 09/2012

    RICKY SKAGGS
    Music to My Ears

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.